Gig Tales

Ash & Terri recount their recent concert-going experiences and gigs, including critiques of venue layouts and a third party near-death experience.

Terri & Ash weigh in on the recent trend of performing artists being hit with flying objects.

Terri and Ash take a whirlwind journey through their gigs from Halloween through New Years! 

The ladies of Gig Tales air their grievances about Rolling Stone Magazine's recently released "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. Key takeaways include: there are many Bob Dylans, and the McCartney-Lennon theory of relativity was severely broken.

Ash recounts her studio week which included recording 7 new original songs in 5 days and Terri shares how she blew Robert Plant.. a kiss.

If you weren't lucky enough to see Paul McCartney on tour this Summer, have no fear! Terri describes her experience of seeing Sir Paul in so much detail, you'll feel like you were there. Plus, Ash updates on her recent gigs and concert-going experiences.

The ladies of Gig Tales are back to talk about their first post-pandemic concert-going experiences, what happens when a living meme takes the stage and what it takes to be a professional raffle announcer. 

After a "brief" hiatus, Terri & Ash get back to podcasting with their review of The Beatles documentary, Get Back.

In the second of this year's Grammy-themed episodes, Ash and Terri review their predictions and discuss the show including the performance to award ratio and whether or not lip syncing should be allowed.

In preparation for the upcoming Grammy Awards, the ladies take a crack at predicting the winners. They chat about who they hope will win, who they think will win, the cool music they discovered in the process of reviewing the nominees and how listening to new music makes them feel old. Play along and share your predictions with us on social media @gigtalespodcast and tune in next week for a recap.

Country singer-songwriter Russell James joins the ladies of Gig Tales to talk about his journey through many different bands and projects and what exciting stuff he has coming soon.

After a brief hiatus, the ladies are back with a fan favorite - the Questions Crockpot. Listen and follow @gigtalespodcast on social media to play along!

Good friend of the podcast, Kellianne Grady, stops by this week to enlighten us on what it's like to teach music during a pandemic.

Country singer-songwriter, April Cushman, joins Ash & Terri this week to chat about her latest projects and how inappropriately forward audience members can be.

This conversation with singer-songwriter Kevin Herchen will make you yearn for the days of quality liner notes and the anticipation of your favorite artist's new release.

Back by popular demand, the power couple that is Nate Ramsayer and Ashley Gryta return to share stories about inadvertently taking over choirs and why you shouldn't put your phone on airplane mode while in the audience at your boyfriend's gig.

The ladies of Gig Tales dedicate this episode to the late Chadwick Boseman's phenomenal performance as James Brown in the biopic, Get On Up. 

In this episode, Terri tells a tale that drives home the importance of artist riders and confirms the catastrophic potential of outdoor music festivals. 

In honor of Halloween week, we dedicate this episode to tales from beyond the stage. What would you do if a ghost joined you on stage? Ponder along with us in episode 53!

We're all familiar with John Lennon's famous quote about The Beatles being more popular than Jesus, but do you know the crazy extent of the fallout? In this episode, Terri covers all the intimate details of the affair.

Gig Tales is back from hiatus with a fan favorite, questions crockpot! 

The piano man himself, Anthony Healy, joins Terri & Ash this week to talk about the wonders of playing in a piano bar and to teach us the right way to tip musicians.

James Hewitt of "Jim & Tim" (and various other groups) joins Ash & Terri to teach us what not to do when a singer holds the microphone out to the audience and tell other nutty gig tales.

Terri & Ash spend this episode gushing over the recent release of Hamilton on Disney Plus and sharing some fun facts they learned from all of the online Hamilton rabbit holes.

Finally! Greg Pelletier, Gig Tales' #1 fan, recipient of mini-muffins and many shout-outs graces the podcast with his presence. Listen for Greg's accounts of unfortunate show choir pants and showing off his spelling skills in a Broadway show.

Country artist Tim Buono joins Ash & Terri this week to share exciting news about his recent record deal and a range of gig stories from playing at an apple orchard during a EEE outbreak to the time his band did nothing to help him from an unwanted stage guest.

After a brief hiatus, Gig Tales is back with the fabulous Ashley Gryta who shares stories about singing for video game soundtracks, how to educate clueless choir directors and what vocal cords really look like.

Terri & Ash journey back to their High School gigs in honor of 2020's graduating seniors.

Since live music is still at a halt, Ash & Terri cover the final two episodes of The Bachelor spin-off, Listen to Your Heart. 

Singer and music teacher Laura Betinis Healy joins Terri and Ash to discuss which details you should ask for when accepting a fill-in gig and to reminisce about times when dressing up for gigs was a thing. 

Gig Tales is back with comfort food from the crockpot! Play along with this special quarantine edition of the classic questions crockpot.

This week, Ash & Terri venture into the tales that take place between gigs with a discussion about The Starship - a commercial jet turned pleasure palace that transported some of the biggest acts of the early 70's to and from their gigs.

Terri & Ash shift gears to include reviews of virtual gigs and music-based TV shows in this new world where in-person gigs no longer exist. Terri also digs into the recent scandal surrounding the Grammy Awards.

In their first socially distanced episode, Ash covers Johnny Cash's famously recorded gig at Folsom Prison and Terri gives tips for how to get through quarantine with the help of a Pringles can. 

Gig Tales assistant producer extraordinaire finally makes his way to the other side of the mic to share tales from his days drumming and running sound. Listen as Tom Osgood takes us everywhere from a band road trip to Ohio to a rocky boat gig in Boston Harbor.

Terri reveals the sordid truth about what happened to the Fleetwood Mac member who went missing before a gig in NYC.

Ash & Terri dive into the history books (read "internet") to tell the tale of what happens when a famous rock band gets really sick of each other and starts getting really petty while on tour.

Ash and Terri discuss the Corona Virus' impact on gigs and other germy gig tales.

The hilarious and talented songstress, Amanda Cote, stops by to share the gig tales she has collected over hundreds of shows as well as advice on appropriate volume.

A listener favorite is back for a third installment! In the Questions Crockpot, Terri & Ash attempt to stump each other with thought-provoking questions related to music and gigs. Follow Gig Tales Podcast on social media to play along and share your answers.

Singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy stops by with Tom Shubsda to retell stories of way too intense audience members and why all percussion matters.

Ash delves into the history books to tell the story of how Frank Zappa inspired Smoke on the Water and Terri shares a recovered memory that relates to one of her past gig tales.

Nic Tuttle stops by to talk about gig disasters from the amateur sound guy's perspective. 

Ash & Terri invite college classmate and well-rounded musician, Jared Holaday into the pod attic this week to share stories of wedding gigs gone wrong, the glamour of touring and why you should never touch someone else's instrument without consent.

Ash gives updates from her last gig, her trip to Nashville, and seeing Brandi Carlile at the Ryman. Terri covers the recent outing of radio station programming that prohibits two female artists being played back to back. 

Back by popular demand! Terri & Ash attempt to stump each other with thought-provoking questions related to music and gigs. Follow Gig Tales Podcast on social media to play along and share your answers.

Ash talks about getting paid in hats for a 90's party at an unconventional venue and Terri remembers a National Anthem gig that never happened. Other topics include a review of the new Little Women movie and a discussion of which part is the melody in the Friends theme song. 

As the Holiday Season comes to a close, Terri & Ash reminisce about gigs of holidays past including dance routines in Santa parades, college "chior" disasters, and a New Year's Eve  gig worth blowing a horn at.

Ken Budka, singer, songwriter, guitarist, all-around annoyingly talented musician, joins Terri & Ash to caution against how messy gigs with kids can get and to share the importance of a fresh post-gig meal.

Matt Ezyk joins Ash and Terri to share stories from wedding DJ gigs gone wrong, to outing a band mate for pulling a Milli Vanilli, and how knife fights at gigs can sometimes be hilarious.

In this very special episode, Ash & Terri ask each other tough gig/music related questions.